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01683--burlesque

Burlesque is
a kind of parody that ridicules some serious literary work either by
treating its solemn subject in an undignified style, or by applying its
elevated style to a trivial subject, as in Pope's mock-epic poem 'The
Rape of the Lock' (1712-14). Often used in the theatre, burlesque appears in
Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream.